PATROBAS

atrobas was a wonderful racehorse but is another who barely rates a mention among the greats. His record though shows that he deserves his place with some of our best and Patrobas certainly set some records along the way. He is one of the few racehorses who has a statue of him displayed. In his case it is on show in Rosedale in Victoria where the plaque proudly claims Patrobas as the only horse from Gippsland to have won the Melbourne Cup. It also lays claim to the fact that Patrobas is the only horse in history to have won the Caulfield Guineas, VRC Derby and Melbourne Cup, and to top that off he did it all in the one season. Without negating this remarkable feat, it should perhaps be noted that Patrobas, unlike many before and after, did not venture to Sydney for the AJC Derby. It was a big ask for a horse to race in the Derby and then come back to the mile of the Guineas before heading to the VRC Derby. Another remarkable first is that Patrobas was the first horse to win the Melbourne Cup to be owned by a woman in Mrs Edith Alice Widdis. The 1915 Melbourne Cup